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Diocese of Man

Dioecesis Manensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gaspard Béby Gnéba, Bishop
  • Joseph Niangoran Teky, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 June 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gagnoa
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Square Kilometers: 30,750 (11,877 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.cathoman.org/
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 447, Man, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Telephone: 33.79.06.39
  • Fax: 33.79.04.89

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 June 1968ErectedDiocese of Daloa (Man) Diocese of Man (erected)
19 December 1994Territory LostDiocese of Daloa (Séguéla and Mankono)
Diocese of Korhogo (Odienné)
Diocese of Man (Touba)
Diocese of Odienné (erected)
19 December 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Man (from Abidjan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19709,126578,5001.6%81927338252412ap1971
198018,705725,0002.6%102232584264416ap1981
199037,6861,090,3043.5%1217291,299306717ap1991
19993,4921,307,545.3%2993891217421ap2000
200053,6561,414,1953.8%347411,308197422ap2001
200171,3601,445,2434.9%3112431,659246924ap2002
200271,3601,445,2434.9%3211431,659196923ap2003
200373,0001,445,2435.1%3612481,520196723ap2004
200472,5671,445,2435.0%239322,267206824ap2005
2013107,1571,844,0005.8%417482,232164327ap2014
2016115,9531,985,0005.8%4711581,999194626ap2017
2019123,5102,113,6605.8%519602,058195526ap2020
2021129,7002,220,3705.8%549632,058263027ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 776, and Page 777
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 537, and Page 538

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